PSALM 143

Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

1
Hear my prayer, O LORD,
Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!

2
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous.

3
For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

4
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart is appalled within me.

5
I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your doings;
I muse on the work of Your hands.

6
I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul {longs} for You, as a parched land. Selah.

7
Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.

8
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.

9
Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies;
I take refuge in You.

10
Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

11
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

12
And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my soul,
For I am Your servant.